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Rogan said he would use the word referentially in various contexts, like when quoting others or talking about other people using the word.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2022

"I ain't joking, and this ain't no show, mister," she tells him, referentially.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2015

The most mysterious touch in the new arrangement is given by the “white horses,” here treated referentially, not in definite explanation.

From Dramatic Technique by Baker, George Pierce